From owner-freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 23 09:32:06 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CE58916A417 for ; Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:32:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fgaughan@gmail.com) Received: from an-out-0708.google.com (an-out-0708.google.com [209.85.132.249]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6F9EB13C44B for ; Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:32:06 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from fgaughan@gmail.com) Received: by an-out-0708.google.com with SMTP id c14so640688anc for ; Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:32:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=domainkey-signature:received:received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; bh=KkZ8Q/Rukh2ttxqawY4HtmIUVWo7U4bd9yNTT3quod8=; b=meeMdZbzHuHI5fk9Ix1UrIapyU8Mkozh4eaysW0WUErvCx1WIw1PP+tgpprADjkmcC2yXsdxRJcJXXPnMUQQmeHeThUQJu8HQlF5u78GTBisJlFRP2gU/sUpUb9h93EJ3gc2ub+8oAXkz4sKLYC7FtTxvN94ctZT/IL1YPxXX1c= DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=beta; h=received:message-id:date:from:to:subject:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:content-disposition:references; b=CpdogxRJhP33Q0PkQd4hk4XyL75ziymQoA5dNgPUd8V4oACW93UxxCkT7gOwC4vZsBVNGwJnoRH/9fjk/+Ec/Oe3UygjRIrbsNpir0jQ8Jf42EJ//q691CURUatVyvjzcsEYks3g+md6JYp9Js1QHxb9G9eLj4J+3bO3k4K2rYg= Received: by 10.100.242.20 with SMTP id p20mr13552306anh.1195808631278; Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:03:51 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.90.113.20 with HTTP; Fri, 23 Nov 2007 01:03:51 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:03:51 +0000 From: "Fintan Gaughan" To: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org In-Reply-To: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline References: <31AE442CCBC1094ABC40CE85B0149F06468CE8@MAIL1.registry.otago.ac.nz> Subject: Re: top posting (off-topic) X-BeenThere: freebsd-chat@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Non technical items related to the community List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:32:06 -0000 Well i am top posting cos gmail says so :-) >From what i have been told that news group you don't top post but in mail list such as this one its ok to top post. Correct me if i am wrong but you can configure newsgroup reader to scroll to bottom or post where with email clients you have to scroll down to each one. Fintan -- My Blog http://www.finllfixit.co.uk/ On 23/11/2007, David Kelly wrote: > (Moved to freebsd-chat where it belongs.) > > On Nov 22, 2007, at 3:22 PM, Brent Jones wrote: > > > I for one prefer top posting, as usually I have read a particular > > thread > > enough times that I like to cut to the chase and read the new input > > without having to scroll down, sometimes navigating an endless nesting > > of >>> > > Top posting is the worst format to use for reply. Close 2nd worst is > the no-trim bottom post. > > If new content doesn't start somewhere very close to the top then the > sender failed to create a message worth reading. By trimming and > inserting comments in the proper place one creates a semblance to the > alternating back and forth of live conversation. > > > For me, reading through top posted replies saves time and > > effort. If I happened to miss something in the conversation I can > > scroll down to find it. > > Reading from bottom up is painful. Even more painful after a couple > of generations the added quoting and occasional wrapping get thrown in. > > There is no excuse to resend the entire thread with every new > contribution, especially when dealing with a mailing list. If you > thought the prior messages were worth keeping then you kept them. > Else you can go online and find them. > > The sender bears some responsibility for every word sent, or re-sent. > One should never send a message one has not fully read and proofread. > Top-posters almost never review the bulk they send else they wouldn't > send the unreadable junk. Or at least I'm giving benefit of doubt > that they would not. > > > Anyone else feel the same? > > No. Heck no. > > -- > David Kelly N4HHE, dkelly@HiWAAY.net > ======================================================================== > Whom computers would destroy, they must first drive mad. > > > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-chat@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-chat > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-chat-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >